Route Finder: Munich-Milan, Rhodes-Lyon, Abu Dhabi-Baku

Our weekly round-up of new flight routes and route changes worldwide.

We look at which airlines are flying where next, when they'll begin and how often services will run.

UTair: St. Petersburg-Grozny

When does it launch? November 2017How often does it fly? Once per weekWhere is the stopover? Non-stop, directWho else competes on this route? No competitors operate direct flights on this routeAnything else I need to know? This seasonal winter flight will be served by Boeing 737-500 aircraft.

Air Dolomiti: Munich-Milan

When does it launch? October 2017How often does it fly? DailyWhere is the stopover? Non-stop, directWho else competes on this route? bmi Regional, Meridiana, easyJet and LufthansaAnything else I need to know? Lufthansa will codeshare on Air Dolomiti's daily operating flight.

Malindo Air: Kuala Lumpur-Haikou

When does it launch? November 2017How often does it fly? Twice weeklyWhere is the stopover? Non-stop, directWho else competes on this route? Malaysia AirlinesAnything else I need to know? Haikou is the capital and most populous city of Hainan province, China.

airmalta: Malta-Comiso

When does it launch? December 2017How often does it fly? Twice weeklyWhere is the stopover? Non-stop, directWho else competes on this route? No competitors operate direct flights on this routeAnything else I need to know? Comiso is located in Ragusa, Sicily. The schedule is listed until 24 March 2018.

Tianjin Airlines: Tianjin-Sydney

When does it launch? January 2018How often does it fly? Twice weeklyWhere is the stopover? ZhengzhouWho else competes on this route? No competitors operate direct flights on this routeAnything else I need to know? Reservations for this route are not currently available.

Thai Smile: Bangkok-Mumbai

When does it launch? October 2017How often does it fly? Three times weeklyWhere is the stopover? Non-stop, directWho else competes on this route? Air India, Bangkok Airways, Garuda Indonesia, Jet Airways and Thai AirwaysAnything else I need to know? Temporarily replacing three of Thai Airways' 10 weekly services until November.

Aegean Airlines: Rhodes-Lyon

When does it launch? April 2018How often does it fly? Once per weekWhere is the stopover? Non-stop, directWho else competes on this route? JetairflyAnything else I need to know? Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese islands in terms of land area.

Etihad Airways: Abu Dhabi-Baku

When does it launch? March 2018How often does it fly? Three times weeklyWhere is the stopover? Non-stop, directWho else competes on this route? No competitors operate direct flights on this routeAnything else I need to know? Azerbaijan introduced a visa waiver programme for UAE citizens in late 2015.

WestJet Encore: Vancouver-Comox

When does it launch? December 2017How often does it fly? DailyWhere is the stopover? Non-stop, directWho else competes on this route? No competitors operate direct flights on this routeAnything else I need to know? Encore is Westjet's regional carrier, with a fleet of over 40 aircraft.

WestJet Encore: Vancouver-Nanaimo

When does it launch? December 2017How often does it fly? DailyWhere is the stopover? Non-stop, directWho else competes on this route? No competitors operate direct flights on this routeAnything else I need to know? Nanaimo is an urban area located on the east side of Vancouver Island.

Qantas takes over trans-Tasman flights from Emirates

The immediate effect is estimated to be about 300,000 fewer seats per year, out of about 10.2 million total, and from March 2018, flights between Australia and New Zealand could well get more expensive.

The daily Melbourne-Auckland and Brisbane-Auckland flights will be scrapped, but Emirates will keep its daily Airbus A380 Dubai-Sydney-Christchurch flights. These changes are part of the airlines' updated partnership.

Qatar Airways doubles flights to Scandinavia and Eastern Europe

This doubling of flights comes just eight weeks after the expedited launch of flights to Prague in the Czech Republic, on only the first anniversary of Qatar's first scheduled flights to Helsinki, Finland, and little more than a year after it upped the capacity of flights to Warsaw with an Airbus A330 upgrade.

This increase will take the form of new daily Airbus A320s to each destination, starting in mid December to offer 132 extra daily seats in each direction. If the Czech Republic, Poland or Finland is on your list then 2018 is your year.

Delta extends travel options to India

Delta Air Lines will codeshare with Alitalia on the Italian airline's Rome to Delhi route from 29 October 2017.

The US carrier will add its code (DL) to Alitalia's daily services between Italy and India during winter 2017/18.

Delta ends New Jersey to Amsterdam service

Delta Air Lines will cease its Newark to Amsterdam flights, with the last departure scheduled for 23 March 2018.

The Skyteam-member airline operated this route four times per week during the winter season.

Each week, Route Finder informs you of the latest airline route launches, cancellations and changes.

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